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914 AN ACT CONCERNING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AUTOMATED
1015 DECISION-MAKING AND PERSONAL DATA PRIVACY.
1116 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
1217 Assembly convened:
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14-Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) For the purposes of this
15-section:
16-(1) "Artificial intelligence" means (A) an artificial system that (i)
17-performs tasks under varying and unpredictable circumstances without
18-significant human oversight or can learn from experience and improve
19-such performance when exposed to data sets, (ii) is developed in any
20-context, including, but not limited to, software or physical hardware,
21-and solves tasks requiring human-like perception, cognition, planning,
22-learning, communication or physical action, or (iii) is designed to (I)
23-think or act like a human, including, but not limited to, a cognitive
24-architecture or neural network, or (II) act rationally, including, but not
25-limited to, an intelligent software agent or embodied robot that achieves
26-goals using perception, planning, reasoning, learning, communication,
27-decision-making or action, or (B) a set of techniques, including, but not
28-limited to, machine learning, that is designed to approximate a cognitive
29-task; and
30-(2) "State agency" has the same meaning as provided in section 4d-1 Substitute Senate Bill No. 1103
19+Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) As used in this section: 1
20+(1) "Artificial Intelligence Officer" means the employee designated 2
21+pursuant to subsection (b) of this section; 3
22+(2) "Automated decision support system" means any automated 4
23+decision system that provides material information for the purpose of 5
24+informing a conclusion, decision or judgment made by an individual on 6
25+behalf of a state agency; 7
26+(3) "Automated decision system" means any machine-based system 8
27+or application, including, but not limited to, any such system or 9
28+application that is derived from machine learning, statistics or other 10
29+data processing or artificial intelligence techniques, that is developed, 11
30+procured or utilized to make, inform or materially support a critical 12
31+decision made by a state agency, but does not include passive 13
32+computing infrastructure; 14
33+(4) "Automated final decision system" means any automated decision 15
34+system that makes a final conclusion, decision or judgment on behalf of 16 Substitute Bill No. 1103
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34-of the general statutes.
35-(b) (1) Not later than December 31, 2023, and annually thereafter, the
36-Department of Administrative Services shall conduct an inventory of all
37-systems that employ artificial intelligence and are in use by any state
38-agency. Each such inventory shall include at least the following
39-information for each such system:
40-(A) The name of such system and the vendor, if any, that provided
41-such system;
42-(B) A description of the general capabilities and uses of such system;
43-(C) Whether such system was used to independently make, inform or
44-materially support a conclusion, decision or judgment; and
45-(D) Whether such system underwent an impact assessment prior to
46-implementation.
47-(2) The Department of Administrative Services shall make each
48-inventory conducted pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection
49-publicly available on the state's open data portal.
50-(c) Beginning on February 1, 2024, the Department of Administrative
51-Services shall perform ongoing assessments of systems that employ
52-artificial intelligence and are in use by state agencies to ensure that no
53-such system shall result in any unlawful discrimination or disparate
54-impact described in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of subsection
55-(b) of section 2 of this act. The department shall perform such
56-assessment in accordance with the policies and procedures established
57-by the Office of Policy and Management pursuant to subsection (b) of
58-section 2 of this act.
59-Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) For the purposes of this
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41+a state agency without any intervention by an individual acting on 17
42+behalf of the state agency; 18
43+(5) "Automated system" means any automated decision support 19
44+system, automated decision system or automated final decision system; 20
45+(6) "Automated systems procedures" means the procedures 21
46+developed and adopted pursuant to this section; 22
47+(7) "Connecticut Artificial Intelligence Advisory Board" means the 23
48+board established in section 2 of this act; 24
49+(8) "Critical decision" means any decision or judgment that has any 25
50+legal, material or similarly significant effect on an individual's life 26
51+concerning access to, or the cost, terms or availability of, (A) education 27
52+and vocational training, including, but not limited to, assessment, 28
53+accreditation or certification, (B) employment, worker management or 29
54+self-employment, (C) essential utilities such as electricity, heat, water, 30
55+Internet or telecommunications access or transportation, (D) family 31
56+planning services, including, but not limited to, adoption services or 32
57+reproductive services, (E) financial services, including, but not limited 33
58+to, any financial service provided by a mortgage company, (F) services 34
59+from a creditor or mortgage broker, (G) health care, including, but not 35
60+limited to, mental health care, dental care or vision care, (H) housing or 36
61+lodging, including, but not limited to, any rental, short-term housing or 37
62+lodging, (I) legal services, including, but not limited to, private 38
63+mediation or arbitration, (J) government benefits, or (K) public services; 39
64+(9) "Passive computing infrastructure" means any intermediary 40
65+technology, including, but not limited to, web hosting, domain 41
66+registration, networking, caching, data storage or cybersecurity 42
67+technology, that does not influence or determine the outcome of a 43
68+decision, make or aid in making a decision, inform policy 44
69+implementation or collect data or observations; 45
70+(10) "State agency" means any department, board, commission, 46
71+council, institution, office, constituent unit of the state system of higher 47 Substitute Bill No. 1103
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64-(1) "Artificial intelligence" means (A) an artificial system that (i)
65-performs tasks under varying and unpredictable circumstances without
66-significant human oversight or can learn from experience and improve
67-such performance when exposed to data sets, (ii) is developed in any
68-context, including, but not limited to, software or physical hardware,
69-and solves tasks requiring human-like perception, cognition, planning,
70-learning, communication or physical action, or (iii) is designed to (I)
71-think or act like a human, including, but not limited to, a cognitive
72-architecture or neural network, or (II) act rationally, including, but not
73-limited to, an intelligent software agent or embodied robot that achieves
74-goals using perception, planning, reasoning, learning, communication,
75-decision-making or action, or (B) a set of techniques, including, but not
76-limited to, machine learning, that is designed to approximate a cognitive
77-task; and
78-(2) "State agency" has the same meaning as provided in section 4d-1
79-of the general statutes.
80-(b) (1) Not later than February 1, 2024, the Office of Policy and
81-Management shall develop and establish policies and procedures
82-concerning the development, procurement, implementation, utilization
83-and ongoing assessment of systems that employ artificial intelligence
84-and are in use by state agencies. Such policies and procedures shall, at a
85-minimum, include policies and procedures that:
86-(A) Govern the procurement, implement ation and ongoing
87-assessment of such systems by state agencies;
88-(B) Are sufficient to ensure that no such system (i) results in any
89-unlawful discrimination against any individual or group of individuals,
90-or (ii) has any unlawful disparate impact on any individual or group of
91-individuals on the basis of any actual or perceived differentiating
92-characteristic, including, but not limited to, age, genetic information,
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97-gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, familial
98-status, pregnancy, veteran status, disability or lawful source of income;
99-(C) Require a state agency to assess the likely impact of any such
100-system before implementing such system; and
101-(D) Provide for the Department of Administrative Services to
102-perform ongoing assessments of such systems to ensure that no such
103-system results in any unlawful discrimination or disparate impact
104-described in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision.
105-(2) The Office of Policy and Management may revise the policies and
106-procedures established pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection if
107-the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management determines, in
108-said secretary's discretion, that such revision is necessary.
109-(3) The Office of Policy and Management shall post the policies and
110-procedures established pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection,
111-and any revision made to such policies and procedures pursuant to
112-subdivision (2) of this subsection, on the office's Internet web site.
113-(c) Beginning on February 1, 2024, no state agency shall implement
114-any system that employs artificial intelligence (1) unless the state agency
115-has performed an impact assessment, in accordance with the policies
116-and procedures established pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, to
117-ensure that such system will not result in any unlawful discrimination
118-or disparate impact described in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of
119-subsection (b) of this section, or (2) if the head of such state agency
120-determines, in such agency head's discretion, that such system will
121-result in any unlawful discrimination or disparate impact described in
122-subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section.
123-Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) For the purposes of this
124-section, "artificial intelligence" means (1) an artificial system that (A)
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78+education, technical education and career school or other agency in the 48
79+executive, legislative or judicial branch of state government; and 49
80+(11) "Trade secret" has the same meaning as provided in section 35-50
81+51 of the general statutes. 51
82+(b) Not later than October 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Office of Policy 52
83+and Management shall designate an employee of the Office of Policy 53
84+and Management to serve as the Artificial Intelligence Officer. Such 54
85+employee shall have: (1) Extensive knowledge concerning automated 55
86+systems and artificial intelligence analysis, governance, principles, 56
87+practices, technology, terminology and trends; and (2) experience in 57
88+administration, planning, policy development, project management and 58
89+service coordination. 59
90+(c) The Artificial Intelligence Officer shall be responsible for 60
91+performing said officer's duties as set forth in this section. The Secretary 61
92+of the Office of Policy and Management may contract with a third party, 62
93+if said secretary deems it necessary, to assist the Artificial Intelligence 63
94+Officer in performing said officer's duties under this section. 64
95+(d) Not later than December 31, 2023, and every two years thereafter, 65
96+the Artificial Intelligence Officer shall, in consultation with the state 66
97+agency data officers and state agency heads, develop and adopt 67
98+automated systems procedures for use by state agencies in developing, 68
99+procuring and utilizing automated systems for critical decisions. In 69
100+developing such automated systems procedure s, the Artificial 70
101+Intelligence Officer shall consider imposing the following safeguards, 71
102+where appropriate, to mitigate risk: (1) Requiring state agencies to 72
103+develop, procure and utilize automated systems in a manner that is 73
104+consistent with national and international standards; (2) ensuring that 74
105+state agencies develop, procure and utilize automated systems in a 75
106+manner that is consistent with state and federal laws, including, but not 76
107+limited to, state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination and 77
108+addressing privacy, civil rights and civil liberties; (3) ensuring that no 78
109+automated system disproportionately and unlawfully impacts any 79 Substitute Bill No. 1103
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129-significant human oversight or can learn from experience and improve
130-such performance when exposed to data sets, (B) is developed in any
131-context, including, but not limited to, software or physical hardware,
132-and solves tasks requiring human-like perception, cognition, planning,
133-learning, communication or physical action, or (C) is designed to (i)
134-think or act like a human, including, but not limited to, a cognitive
135-architecture or neural network, or (ii) act rationally, including, but not
136-limited to, an intelligent software agent or embodied robot that achieves
137-goals using perception, planning, reasoning, learning, communication,
138-decision-making or action, or (2) a set of techniques, including, but not
139-limited to, machine learning, that is designed to approximate a cognitive
140-task.
141-(b) (1) Not later than December 31, 2023, and annually thereafter, the
142-Judicial Department shall conduct an inventory of the department's
143-systems that employ artificial intelligence. Each such inventory shall
144-include at least the following information for each such system:
145-(A) The name of such system and the vendor, if any, that provided
146-such system;
147-(B) A description of the general capabilities and uses of such system;
148-(C) Whether such system was used to independently make, inform or
149-materially support a conclusion, decision or judgment; and
150-(D) Whether such system underwent an impact assessment prior to
151-implementation.
152-(2) The Judicial Department shall make each inventory conducted
153-pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection publicly available on the
154-department's Internet web site.
155-(c) (1) Not later than February 1, 2024, the Judicial Department shall
156-develop and establish policies and procedures concerning the Substitute Senate Bill No. 1103
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116+individual or group of individuals on the basis of any actual or 80
117+perceived differentiating characteristic, including, but not limited to, 81
118+age, genetic information, color, ethnicity, race, creed, religion, national 82
119+origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, 83
120+marital status, familial status, pregnancy, veteran status, disability or 84
121+lawful source of income; (4) ensuring that any benefits that a state 85
122+agency gains by utilizing an automated system outweigh any risks 86
123+inherent in utilizing the automated system; (5) ensuring that each 87
124+automated system is applied and utilized in a manner that is consistent 88
125+with the use cases for which such automated system was trained in 89
126+order to ensure accuracy, reliability and efficacy; (6) ensuring that each 90
127+automated system is safe, secure and resilient, including, but not limited 91
128+to, in circumstances in which such automated system is confronted with 92
129+any systematic vulnerability, adversarial manipulation or other 93
130+malicious exploitation; (7) ensuring that the operations of, and outcomes 94
131+generated by, an automated system are sufficiently understandable by 95
132+subject matter experts and users; (8) ensuring that individual roles and 96
133+responsibilities are clearly defined, understood and appropriately 97
134+assigned in a manner that is consistent with the purpose for which each 98
135+use of an automated system is intended; (9) ensuring that the 99
136+development, procurement and utilization of an automated system is, 100
137+and the inputs and outputs for applications of an automated system are, 101
138+documented and traceable; (10) ensuring that the design, development, 102
139+procurement and monitoring of an automated system is, and intended 103
140+purposes of an automated system are, appropriately transparent to the 104
141+public under uniform protocols and public access requirements 105
142+concerning releases and posting of appropriate information by each 106
143+state agency utilizing the automated system; (11) ensuring that data 107
144+inputs utilized by each automated system are appropriately transparent 108
145+under the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200 of the 109
146+general statutes; and (12) ensuring that each state agency that utilizes an 110
147+automated system (A) examines the automated system, at least once 111
148+every two years, to ensure compliance with such automated systems 112
149+procedures, (B) supersedes, disengages and deactivates any application 113
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160-department's development, procurement, implementation, utilization
161-and ongoing assessment of systems that employ artificial intelligence.
162-Such policies and procedures shall, at a minimum, include policies and
163-procedures that:
164-(A) Govern the department's procurement, implementation and
165-ongoing assessment of such systems;
166-(B) Are sufficient to ensure that no such system (i) results in any
167-unlawful discrimination against any individual or group of individuals,
168-or (ii) has any unlawful disparate impact on any individual or group of
169-individuals on the basis of any actual or perceived differentiating
170-characteristic, including, but not limited to, age, genetic information,
171-color, ethnicity, race, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex,
172-gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, familial
173-status, pregnancy, veteran status, disability or lawful source of income;
174-(C) Require the department to assess the likely impact of any such
175-system before implementing such system; and
176-(D) Provide for ongoing assessments of such systems to ensure that
177-no such system results in any unlawful discrimination or disparate
178-impact described in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision.
179-(2) The Judicial Department may revise the policies and procedures
180-established pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection if the Chief
181-Court Administrator determines, in said administrator's discretion, that
182-such revision is necessary.
183-(3) The Judicial Department shall post the policies and procedures
184-established pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, and any
185-revision made to such policies and procedures pursuant to subdivision
186-(2) of this subsection, on the department's Internet web site.
187-(d) Beginning on February 1, 2024, the Judicial Department shall: Substitute Senate Bill No. 1103
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191-(1) Not implement any system that employs artificial intelligence (A)
192-unless the department has performed an impact assessment, in
193-accordance with the policies and procedures established pursuant to
194-subsection (c) of this section, to ensure that such system will not result
195-in any unlawful discrimination or disparate impact described in
196-subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of this section, or
197-(B) if the Chief Court Administrator determines, in said administrator's
198-discretion, that such system will result in any unlawful discrimination
199-or disparate impact described in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of
200-subsection (c) of this section; and
201-(2) Perform ongoing assessments of the department's systems that
202-employ artificial intelligence to ensure that no such system shall result
203-in any unlawful discrimination or disparate impact described in
204-subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of this section.
205-Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) Notwithstanding any
206-provision of the general statutes, no state contracting agency shall enter
207-into any contract with a business on or after October 1, 2023, unless such
208-contract contains a provision requiring the business to comply with all
209-applicable provisions of sections 42-515 to 42-525, inclusive, of the
210-general statutes. For the purposes of this section, "business", "contract"
211-and "state contracting agency" have the same meanings as provided in
212-section 4e-1 of the general statutes.
213-Sec. 5. (Effective from passage) (a) For the purposes of this section,
214-"artificial intelligence" means (1) an artificial system that (A) performs
215-tasks under varying and unpredictable circumstances without
216-significant human oversight or can learn from experience and improve
217-such performance when exposed to data sets, (B) is developed in any
218-context, including, but not limited to, software or physical hardware,
219-and solves tasks requiring human-like perception, cognition, planning,
220-learning, communication or physical action, or (C) is designed to (i)
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158+procedures or any other provision of this section, (C) is appropriately 116
159+transparent in disclosing any information that is relevant to such state 117
160+agency's use of the automated system, (D) implements safeguards to 118
161+ensure that the automated system is properly applied, utilized and 119
162+functioning, and (E) provides appropriate training to all personnel 120
163+responsible for developing, procuring or utilizing the automated 121
164+system. 122
165+(e) No state agency shall develop, procure or utilize any automated 123
166+system on or after January 1, 2024, unless such automated system 124
167+satisfies the requirements established in the automated systems 125
168+procedures. 126
169+(f) Not later than November 1, 2023, and every two years thereafter, 127
170+the Artificial Intelligence Officer shall submit a preliminary draft of the 128
171+automated systems procedures to the Connecticut Artificial Intelligence 129
172+Advisory Board. The Connecticut Artificial Intelligence Advisory Board 130
173+shall hold a public hearing on such draft automated systems 131
174+procedures, and submit any suggested revisions to the Artificial 132
175+Intelligence Officer, not later than thirty days after said board receives 133
176+such draft automated systems procedures. 134
177+(g) After the public hearing held pursuant to subsection (f) of this 135
178+section and, if applicable, receiving any recommended revisions from 136
179+the Connecticut Artificial Intelligence Advisory Board, the Artificial 137
180+Intelligence Officer shall finalize the automated systems procedures and 138
181+submit such final automated systems procedures to said board. The 139
182+Artificial Intelligence Officer shall send a copy of the final automated 140
183+systems procedures to all state agency data officers, and the Office of 141
184+Policy and Management shall post such final automated systems 142
185+procedures on said office's Internet web site. 143
186+(h) Not later than December 31, 2024, and every two years thereafter, 144
187+each state agency shall: (1) Conduct an inventory of the automated 145
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225-architecture or neural network, or (ii) act rationally, including, but not
226-limited to, an intelligent software agent or embodied robot that achieves
227-goals using perception, planning, reasoning, learning, communication,
228-decision-making or action, or (2) a set of techniques, including, but not
229-limited to, machine learning, that is designed to approximate a cognitive
230-task.
231-(b) There is established a working group to engage stakeholders and
232-experts to: (1) Make recommendations concerning, and develop best
233-practices for, the ethical and equitable use of artificial intelligence in
234-state government; (2) make recommendations concerning the policies
235-and procedures developed pursuant to subsection (b) of section 2 of this
236-act; (3) assess the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy's
237-"Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights" and similar materials and make
238-recommendations concerning the (A) regulation of the use of artificial
239-intelligence in the private sector based, among other things, on said
240-blueprint, and (B) adoption of a Connecticut artificial intelligence bill of
241-rights based on said blueprint; and (4) make recommendations
242-concerning the adoption of other legislation concerning artificial
243-intelligence.
244-(c) (1) (A) The working group shall be part of the Legislative
245-Department and consist of the following voting members: (i) One
246-appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall be
247-a representative of the industries that are developing artificial
248-intelligence; (ii) one appointed by the president pro tempore of the
249-Senate, who shall be a representative of the industries that are using
250-artificial intelligence; (iii) one appointed by the majority leader of the
251-House of Representatives, who shall be an academic with a
252-concentration in the study of technology and technology policy; (iv) one
253-appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who shall be an academic
254-with a concentration in the study of government and public policy; (v)
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196+such inventory to said officer and the Connecticut Artificial Intelligence 148
197+Advisory Board. The Office of Policy and Management shall make each 149
198+such inventory available to the public on said office's Internet web site. 150
199+(i) The Artificial Intelligence Officer shall be subject to the Freedom 151
200+of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200 of the general statutes. 152
201+(j) No provision of this section shall be construed to: (1) Require 153
202+disclosure of any trade secret; (2) abrogate any work product protection; 154
203+or (3) restrict the Artificial Intelligence Officer's or any state agency's 155
204+ability to (A) conduct any internal research to develop, improve or 156
205+repair any product, service or technology, (B) prevent, detect, protect 157
206+against or respond to, or investigate, report or prosecute any person 158
207+responsible for, any security incident, identity theft, fraud, harassment, 159
208+malicious or deceptive activity or illegal activity, or (C) preserve the 160
209+integrity or security of any system. 161
210+Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) As used in this section: 162
211+(1) "Automated system" has the same meaning as provided in section 163
212+1 of this act; 164
213+(2) "State agency" has the same meaning as provided in section 1 of 165
214+this act; and 166
215+(3) "Trade secret" has the same meaning as provided in section 35-51 167
216+of the general statutes. 168
217+(b) There is established the Connecticut Artificial Intelligence 169
218+Advisory Board, which shall be part of the Legislative Department. 170
219+(c) The board shall consist of the following members: (1) Two 171
220+appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; (2) two 172
221+appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; (3) two appointed 173
222+by the minority leader of the House of Representatives; (4) two 174
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259-who shall be a representative of an industry association representing the
260-industries that are developing artificial intelligence; (vi) one appointed
261-by the minority leader of the Senate, who shall be a representative of an
262-industry association representing the industries that are using artificial
263-intelligence; (vii) one appointed by the House chairperson of the joint
264-standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of
265-matters relating to general law; (viii) one appointed by the Senate
266-chairperson of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly
267-having cognizance of matters relating to general law; and (ix) two
268-appointed by the Governor, who shall be members of the Connecticut
269-Academy of Science and Engineering.
270-(B) All voting members appointed pursuant to subparagraph (A) of
271-this subdivision shall have professional experience or academic
272-qualifications in matters pertaining to artificial intelligence, automated
273-systems, government policy or another related field.
274-(C) All initial appointments to the working group shall be made not
275-later than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy
276-shall be filled by the appointing authority.
277-(D) Any action taken by the working group shall be taken by a
278-majority vote of all members present who are entitled to vote, provided
279-no such action may be taken unless at least fifty per cent of such
280-members are present.
281-(2) The working group shall include the following nonvoting, ex-
282-officio members: (A) The House chairperson of the joint standing
283-committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters
284-relating to general law; (B) the Senate chairperson of the joint standing
285-committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters
286-relating to general law; (C) the Attorney General, or the Attorney
287-General's designee; (D) the Comptroller, or the Comptroller's designee;
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292-Administrative Services, or said commissioner's designee; (G) the Chief
293-Data Officer, or said officer's designee; (H) the executive director of the
294-Freedom of Information Commission, or said executive director's
295-designee; (I) the executive director of the Commission on Women,
296-Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity, or said executive director's
297-designee; (J) the Chief Court Administrator, or said administrator's
298-designee; and (K) the executive director of the Connecticut Academy of
299-Science and Engineering, or said executive director's designee.
300-(d) The chairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General
301-Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to general law and the
302-executive director of the Connecticut Academy of Science and
303-Engineering shall serve as chairpersons of the working group. Such
304-chairpersons shall schedule the first meeting of the working group,
305-which shall be held not later than sixty days after the effective date of
306-this section.
307-(e) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the
308-General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to general law
309-shall serve as administrative staff of the working group.
310-(f) Not later than February 1, 2024, the working group shall submit a
311-report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing
312-committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters
313-relating to general law, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-
314-4a of the general statutes. The working group shall terminate on the date
315-that the working group submits such report or February 1, 2024,
316-whichever is later.
230+chairperson of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 176
231+having cognizance of matters relating to consumer protection, or one 177
232+appointed by such chairperson; and (6) the Senate chairperson of the 178
233+joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 179
234+matters relating to consumer protection, or one appointed by such 180
235+chairperson. All appointed members shall have professional experience 181
236+or academic qualifications in matters pertaining to automated systems, 182
237+artificial intelligence, artificial intelligence governance and 183
238+accountability or other related fields. Additional nonvoting ex-officio 184
239+members shall include the following officials, or their designees: The 185
240+Commissioner of Administrative Services, the Chief Data Officer, the 186
241+executive director of the Freedom of Information Commission, the 187
242+executive director of the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, 188
243+Equity and Opportunity, the Attorney General, the Chief Court 189
244+Administrator, the Treasurer and the Comptroller. The speaker of the 190
245+House of Representatives and the president pro tempore of the Senate 191
246+shall each select a co-chair of the board from among the members of the 192
247+board. 193
248+(d) All initial appointments to the board shall be made not later than 194
249+September 1, 2023. The terms of the appointed members shall be 195
250+coterminous with the terms of the appointing authority for each 196
251+member. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority. Any 197
252+vacancy occurring other than by expiration of a term shall be filled for 198
253+the balance of the unexpired term. A member of the board may serve 199
254+more than one term. The co-chairs shall jointly schedule the first 200
255+meeting of the board, which shall be held not later than October 1, 2023. 201
256+(e) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 202
257+General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to consumer 203
258+protection shall serve as administrative staff of the board. 204
259+(f) The board shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To 205
260+advise state agencies concerning artificial intelligence and automated 206
261+systems policy, including, but not limited to, best practices for the use 207
262+of artificial intelligence and automated systems; (2) to perform the 208 Substitute Bill No. 1103
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270+issue reports and recommendations to the General Assembly in 210
271+accordance with section 11-4a of the general statutes; (4) upon the 211
272+request of at least two members of the board, to request that any state 212
273+agency data officer or state agency head appear before the board to 213
274+answer questions; (5) to request from any state agency such assistance 214
275+and data as necessary and available to carry out the purposes of this 215
276+section; (6) to make recommendations to the legislative leaders 216
277+concerning artificial intelligence and automated systems policy; and (7) 217
278+to establish bylaws to govern the board's procedures. 218
279+(g) The board shall meet at least twice a year and may meet at such 219
280+other times as deemed necessary by the co-chairs of the board jointly or 220
281+by a majority of the members of the board. 221
282+(h) The board shall be subject to the Freedom of Information Act, as 222
283+defined in section 1-200 of the general statutes. 223
284+(i) No provision of this section shall be construed to: (1) Require 224
285+disclosure of any trade secret; (2) abrogate any work product protection; 225
286+or (3) restrict the board's or any state agency's ability to (A) conduct any 226
287+internal research to develop, improve or repair any product, service or 227
288+technology, (B) prevent, detect, protect against or respond to, or 228
289+investigate, report or prosecute any person responsible for, any security 229
290+incident, identity theft, fraud, harassment, malicious or deceptive 230
291+activity or illegal activity, or (C) preserve the integrity or security of any 231
292+system. 232
293+Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) As used in this section: 233
294+(1) "Artificial Intelligence Implementation Officer" means the 234
295+employee designated pursuant to subsection (b) of this section; 235
296+(2) "Automated system" has the same meaning as provided in section 236
297+1 of this act; 237
298+(3) "Automated systems procedures" has the same meaning as 238 Substitute Bill No. 1103
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306+(4) "State agency" has the same meaning as provided in section 1 of 240
307+this act; and 241
308+(5) "Trade secret" has the same meaning as provided in section 35-51 242
309+of the general statutes. 243
310+(b) Not later than October 1, 2023, the Commissioner of 244
311+Administrative Services shall designate an employee of the Department 245
312+of Administrative Services to serve as the Artificial Intelligence 246
313+Implementation Officer. Such employee shall have: (1) Extensive 247
314+knowledge concerning automated systems and artificial intelligence 248
315+analysis, governance, principles, practices, technology, terminology and 249
316+trends; and (2) experience in administration, planning, policy 250
317+development, project management and service coordination. 251
318+(c) The Artificial Intelligence Implementation Officer shall be 252
319+responsible for performing said officer's duties under this section and 253
320+section 4 of this act. The Commissioner of Administrative Services may 254
321+contract with a third party, if the commissioner deems it necessary, to 255
322+assist the Artificial Intelligence Implementation Officer in performing 256
323+said officer's duties under this section and section 4 of this act. 257
324+(d) Any state agency that intends to develop, procure or utilize any 258
325+automated system on or after January 1, 2024, shall provide to the 259
326+Artificial Intelligence Implementation Officer, in a form and manner 260
327+prescribed by said officer, at least sixty days' advance written notice 261
328+disclosing that such state agency intends to develop, procure or utilize 262
329+such automated system. 263
330+(e) Not later than ninety days after the Artificial Intelligence 264
331+Implementation Officer receives any notice submitted pursuant to 265
332+subsection (d) of this section, said officer may review such notice, and 266
333+any available documentation concerning the operation of the automated 267
334+system that is the subject of such notice and any related safeguards, to 268
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343+systems procedures. If the Artificial Intelligence Implementation Officer 271
344+does not make any determination during such ninety-day period, the 272
345+state agency that submitted such notice may develop, procure or utilize 273
346+such automated system. 274
347+(f) On and after July 1, 2025, the Artificial Intelligence 275
348+Implementation Officer: 276
349+(1) May, in said officer's discretion, periodically reevaluate any 277
350+automated system that is developed, procured or utilized by any state 278
351+agency to ensure that such automated system satisfies the requirements 279
352+established in the automated systems procedures; 280
353+(2) Shall, at least biennially, reevaluate any automated system that is 281
354+developed, procured or utilized by any state agency if said officer, in 282
355+said officer's discretion, determines that such automated system poses 283
356+any significant risk; and 284
357+(3) May take any action not set forth in subdivision (1) or (2) of this 285
358+subsection that said officer, in said officer's discretion, may deem 286
359+appropriate to carry out the purposes of this subsection. 287
360+(g) If the Artificial Intelligence Implementation Officer determines 288
361+that any automated system that is developed, procured or utilized by 289
362+any state agency does not satisfy the requirements established in the 290
363+automated systems procedures, said officer shall direct such state 291
364+agency to immediately cease development, procurement or utilization 292
365+of such automated system. 293
366+(h) The Artificial Intelligence Implementation Officer shall be subject 294
367+to the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200 of the 295
368+general statutes. 296
369+(i) No provision of this section shall be construed to: (1) Require 297
370+disclosure of any trade secret; (2) abrogate any work product protection; 298
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379+improve or repair any product, service or technology, (B) prevent, 301
380+detect, protect against or respond to, or investigate, report or prosecute 302
381+any person responsible for, any security incident, identity theft, fraud, 303
382+harassment, malicious or deceptive activity or illegal activity, or (C) 304
383+preserve the integrity or security of any system. 305
384+Sec. 4. (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) As used in this section: 306
385+(1) "Artificial Intelligence Implementation Officer" has the same 307
386+meaning as provided in section 3 of this act; 308
387+(2) "Automated decision support system" has the same meaning as 309
388+provided in section 1 of this act; 310
389+(3) "Automated final decision system" has the same meaning as 311
390+provided in section 1 of this act; 312
391+(4) "Automated system" has the same meaning as provided in section 313
392+1 of this act; 314
393+(5) "Critical decision" has the same meaning as provided in section 1 315
394+of this act; 316
395+(6) "State agency" has the same meaning as provided in section 1 of 317
396+this act; and 318
397+(7) "Trade secret" has the same meaning as provided in section 35-51 319
398+of the general statutes. 320
399+(b) Not later than December 31, 2023, the Artificial Intelligence 321
400+Implementation Officer shall inventory all automated systems that are 322
401+in use by state agencies for critical decisions. Such inventory shall 323
402+include the following information for each such automated system: 324
403+(1) The name of such automated system and the vendor, if any, that 325
404+provided such automated system; and 326 Substitute Bill No. 1103
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412+system, including, but not limited to: 328
413+(A) Any reasonably foreseeable capability of such automated system 329
414+that is outside of any state agency's intended use of such automated 330
415+system; 331
416+(B) Whether such automated system was used, or may be used, to 332
417+independently make, inform or materially support a conclusion, 333
418+decision or judgment and the resulting impact on residents of this state; 334
419+(C) Each type of data input that was used by such automated system, 335
420+how such inputted data was collected, generated or processed and the 336
421+type or types of data such automated system generated or is reasonably 337
422+likely to generate; 338
423+(D) Whether such automated system (i) discriminated against any 339
424+individual or group of individuals in violation of state or federal law, or 340
425+(ii) disproportionately and unlawfully impacted any individual or 341
426+group of individuals on the basis of any actual or perceived 342
427+differentiating characteristic, including, but not limited to, age, genetic 343
428+information, color, ethnicity, race, creed, religion, national origin, 344
429+ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital 345
430+status, familial status, pregnancy, veteran status, disability or lawful 346
431+source of income; 347
432+(E) A description of the purpose and intended use of such automated 348
433+system, including, but not limited to, (i) which decision or decisions 349
434+such automated system was used to make, inform or materially support, 350
435+(ii) whether such automated system is an automated final decision 351
436+system or automated decision support system, and (iii) the benefit or 352
437+benefits such automated system was purported to confer and any data 353
438+or research necessary to determine whether such automated system 354
439+conferred such purported benefit or benefits; and 355
440+(F) How the data used or generated by such automated system was 356
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449+access to such automated system or data with any other person, the 359
450+name of such person and why such state agency or agencies intend to 360
451+share such access or data with such person. 361
452+(c) The Artificial Intelligence Implementation Officer shall, as part of 362
453+the inventory performed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, 363
454+determine whether any automated system included in such inventory: 364
455+(1) Infringed any legal right of any resident of this state; and 365
456+(2) Was publicly disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act, as 366
457+defined in section 1-200 of the general statutes, in an appropriately 367
458+transparent manner. 368
459+(d) No provision of this section shall be construed to: (1) Require 369
460+disclosure of any trade secret; (2) abrogate any work product protection; 370
461+or (3) restrict the Artificial Intelligence Implementation Officer's or any 371
462+state agency's ability to (A) conduct any internal research to develop, 372
463+improve or repair any product, service or technology, (B) prevent, 373
464+detect, protect against or respond to, or investigate, report or prosecute 374
465+any person responsible for, any security incident, identity theft, fraud, 375
466+harassment, malicious or deceptive activity or illegal activity, or (C) 376
467+preserve the integrity or security of any system. 377
468+(e) Not later than December 31, 2024, the Artificial Intelligence 378
469+Implementation Officer shall prepare and submit a report, in accordance 379
470+with section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee 380
471+of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 381
472+consumer protection. Such report shall contain the inventory prepared 382
473+pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. 383
474+Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) Notwithstanding any provision 384
475+of the general statutes, no state contracting agency shall enter into any 385
476+contract with a business on or after July 1, 2023, unless such contract 386
477+contains a provision requiring the business to comply with all applicable 387
478+provisions of sections 42-515 to 42-525, inclusive, of the general statutes. 388 Substitute Bill No. 1103
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486+contracting agency" have the same meanings as provided in section 4e-390
487+1 of the general statutes. 391
488+Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 42-517 of the general statutes is 392
489+repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 393
490+2023): 394
491+(a) The provisions of sections 42-515 to 42-525, inclusive, do not apply 395
492+to any: (1) Body, authority, board, bureau, commission, district or 396
493+agency of this state or of any political subdivision of this state; (2) 397
494+nonprofit organization; (3) institution of higher education; (4) national 398
495+securities association that is registered under 15 USC 78o-3 of the 399
496+Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time; (5) 400
497+financial institution or data subject to Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley 401
498+Act, 15 USC 6801 et seq.; [or] (6) covered entity or business associate, as 402
499+defined in 45 CFR 160.103; or (7) air carrier, as defined in 49 USC 40102, 403
500+as amended from time to time, and regulated under the Federal 404
501+Aviation Act of 1958, 49 USC 40101 et seq., and the Airline Deregulation 405
502+Act, 49 USC 41713, as said acts may be amended from time to time. 406
503+Sec. 7. Subsection (a) of section 42-520 of the general statutes is 407
504+repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 408
505+2023): 409
506+(a) A controller shall: (1) Limit the collection of personal data to what 410
507+is adequate, relevant and reasonably necessary in relation to the 411
508+purposes for which such data is processed, as disclosed to the consumer; 412
509+(2) except as otherwise provided in sections 42-515 to 42-525, inclusive, 413
510+not process personal data for purposes that are neither reasonably 414
511+necessary to, nor compatible with, the disclosed purposes for which 415
512+such personal data is processed, as disclosed to the consumer, unless the 416
513+controller obtains the consumer's consent; (3) establish, implement and 417
514+maintain reasonable administrative, technical and physical data 418
515+security practices to protect the confidentiality, integrity and 419
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524+consumer without obtaining the consumer's consent, or, in the case of 422
525+the processing of sensitive data concerning a known child, without 423
526+processing such data in accordance with COPPA; (5) not process 424
527+personal data in violation of the laws of this state and federal laws that 425
528+prohibit unlawful discrimination against consumers; (6) provide an 426
529+effective mechanism for a consumer to revoke the consumer's consent 427
530+under this section that is at least as easy as the mechanism by which the 428
531+consumer provided the consumer's consent and, upon revocation of 429
532+such consent, cease to process the data as soon as practicable, but not 430
533+later than fifteen days after the receipt of such request; and (7) not 431
534+process the personal data of a consumer for purposes of targeted 432
535+advertising, or sell the consumer's personal data without the consumer's 433
536+consent, under circumstances where a controller has actual knowledge, 434
537+[and] or wilfully disregards, that the consumer is at least thirteen years 435
538+of age but younger than sixteen years of age. A controller shall not 436
539+discriminate against a consumer for exercising any of the consumer 437
540+rights contained in sections 42-515 to 42-525, inclusive, including 438
541+denying goods or services, charging different prices or rates for goods 439
542+or services or providing a different level of quality of goods or services 440
543+to the consumer. 441
544+Sec. 8. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to 442
545+study artificial intelligence. The task force shall (1) develop, and make 443
546+recommendations concerning adoption of, an artificial intelligence bill 444
547+of rights based on the "Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights" published by 445
548+the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and (2) study 446
549+the feasibility of establishing, and make recommendations concerning 447
550+the establishment of, a department of artificial intelligence enablement 448
551+to assist state agencies and municipalities with ethically implementing 449
552+artificial intelligence technologies. 450
553+(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 451
554+(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; 452 Substitute Bill No. 1103
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562+(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 454
563+Representatives; 455
564+(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 456
565+(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 457
566+Representatives; 458
567+(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; 459
568+(7) The Commissioner of Administrative Services, or the 460
569+commissioner's designee; and 461
570+(8) Two appointed by the Governor. 462
571+(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 463
572+(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member 464
573+of the General Assembly. 465
574+(d) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later 466
575+than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall 467
576+be filled by the appointing authority. 468
577+(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro 469
578+tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force from 470
579+among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule 471
580+the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty 472
581+days after the effective date of this section. 473
582+(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 474
583+General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to consumer 475
584+protection shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 476
585+(g) Not later than January 1, 2024, the task force shall submit a report 477
586+on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of 478
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595+of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that it 481
596+submits such report or January 1, 2024, whichever is later. 482
597+This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
598+sections:
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600+Section 1 July 1, 2023 New section
601+Sec. 2 July 1, 2023 New section
602+Sec. 3 July 1, 2023 New section
603+Sec. 4 July 1, 2023 New section
604+Sec. 5 July 1, 2023 New section
605+Sec. 6 July 1, 2023 42-517(a)
606+Sec. 7 July 1, 2023 42-520(a)
607+Sec. 8 from passage New section
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610+GL Joint Favorable Subst.
611+APP Joint Favorable
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